Alastair wins the London to Casablanca rally in his Peugeot 205 Rallye ‘the puddle jumper’, which has now taken the top spot in four endurance competitions. Alastair, alongside navigator Catriona Rings, came first in their class and overall in the gruelling nine day event.

The endurance rally crossed the Atlas Mountains and the fringes of the Sahara, exploring the region of South-East Morocco where films like Lawrence of Arabia and Indiana Jones brought fantastic scenery to the big-screen.

The historic cars rally in Morocco first took place back in 1993 and has returned several times since. This year’s rally included a maze of roads on the edge of the Atlas Mountains previously considered impossible for classic cars - goat trails reserved for 4x4s - but now that the Morocco Government have covered them in tarmac giving access to even more wild and stunning scenery.  Three super-long mountain climbs were also added, which were run in gut-wrenching "hill-climb fashion".

Alastair’s seventeen year old Peugeot 205 Rallye has quite a history behind it before Alastair got behind the wheel. It is a French left-hand drive 1300cc hatch-back that was used as a reccy car at the Peugeot Sports works. It was then used by Richard Burns as a road car. Alastair took her to the World Cup Rally in 2002 and won convincingly. He has taken part in the World Cup rallies three times in the Peugeot, winning twice and missing out on the title in 1003 following an accident.

Starting in Kent on the 7th November Alastair consistently climbed the rankings and proved him as the best driver on the final day, crossing the finish line in Marrakech and claiming the best in class and best-overall trophies.  Alastair and Catriona managed to complete the 4,666 kilometre journey with little drama, although one competitor, and Alastair’s good friend Warren Chmura, sadly didn’t make it home.

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• 1943 Alastair's early years
• 1955 Licence to drive
• 1957 Alastair's High School years
• 1959 Evading the police
• 1960 Becoming a mechanic
• 1966 The Tasman series
• 1966 Leaving New Zealand
• 1967 Joining McLaren
• 1967 CanAm Door Catches
• 1967 Monza
• 1968 South Africa
• 1968 CanAm
• 1969 Driving the Formula 1 Cars
• 1973 Fittipaldi joins McLaren
• 1973 McLaren Team manager
• 1974 Montezemolo
• 1975 Hunt replaces Fittipaldi
• 1975 Hunt gets paid little
• 1976 Inventing the Air-Starter
• 1976 Six-speed Gear Boxes
• 1976 Misbehaving in Canada
• 1976 Japan
• 1977 Adidas Uniforms
• 1977 Changing Tyres
• 1977 Leaving McLaren
• 1979 Nelson Piquet
• 1980 Skirts on Formula 1 Cars
• 1981 Leaving Formula 1
• 1982 Making Lists
• 1982 Signing on
• 1982 Creating Space Station
• 1991 Highland Fling
• 1991 Classic Marathon
• 1992 Getting the Austin A35
• 1992 El Salvador
• 1993 Carerra Panamerica
• 1993 Centre of attention
• 1993 Nicest car in rally
• 1993 LeJog
• 2000 London to Sydney
• 2000 Porsche Racing
• 2000 Porsche Crashing
• 2001 Ferrari
• 2001 Inca Trail
• 2004 Berlin - Moscow - Berlin
• 2005 World Cup Rally
• 2007 Norway
• 2008 Liège-Brescia-Liège
• 2008 An Icelandic Odyssey
• 2008 North & West Africa
• 2009 West Coast America
• 2009 London to Casablanca
• 2010 New Zealand Festival of motor racing
• 2010 New Zealand Big Sky Adventure